I am sure that you know who Sir Edmund Hillary was. He was a great explorer and also the first man to climb Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.
Sir Edmund Hillary was from Auckland, New Zealand 
Sir Edmund was a great man with great achievements.
But he did not achieve his success at the first attempt. Success did not come easily.
I have a question for you:
How many times do you set out to achieve a goal only to find that everything seems to go wrong and you soon give up?
The proof of just how serious you are about your goals and dreams is found in how you react when things go wrong.
Do you have the determination to push through and push on until you achieve your goals? Or do you give up after just a few failures and discouragements?
Will you persist and refuse to give up it is because you REALLY have a vision.
BUT:
When you cannot find just how to achieve your goals and you seem to continually be hitting a brick wall with every attempt, you are faced with a temptation.
Will you give up saying: “well I guess it just is not God’s will for me to be successful”
If this is you, could it be that you goals and dreams were just day dreams? You had not turned them into SERIOUS goals and dreams.
Let’s consider something that Edmund Hillary said when faced with yet another failed attempt at climbing Mt Everest. He stood at the bottom of the mountain looking up and said:
“I WILL conquer you because you cannot get any bigger than you already are, but I continue to grow each day”
Now THAT is determination right? Not long after that he achieved his goal. Mt Everest was conquered.
So today I have a challenge for you!
Just how serious are you about your goals and dreams in life?
Are you prepared to pursue them at all costs?
Photo:
The photo was taken in Christchurch New Zealand inside a tram. This is a plaque that is a memorial to Sir Edmund Hillary.
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